Facial Skin Tightening

Ms Anne

The gold standard treatment for jowls and skin laxity was the face-lift.  Now there are several other treatments that can give very good rejuvenative results with less invasive procedures, such as: 

• Micro-liposuction of jowl fat
• Skin tightening with laser resurfacing
• Chemical peels
• Fractionated lasers
• Fillers to replace and lift soft tissue volume in the face

I recommend that you consult with a board certified plastic surgeon who is comfortable with both invasive and minimally invasive techniques for facial rejuvenation to determine if you are a good candidate.

Hello,

Lasers tighten but that tightening varies and will not approach that of a properly performed facelift. Then again some patients either do not want the facelift surgery as it is "real surgery" or are too young to benefit maximally by a real facelift.

Tightening without a facelift operation is pretty good using a C02 laser, but this is on the higher end of lasers regarding recovery time. Then again it has a ten year track record and works. Phenol peels also tighten nicely but can be hard to control and dangerous. I would steer clear of them.

Lesser lasers and light treatments tighten less but are less invasive.

The takeaway point here is that the tradeoff of invasiveness versus effectiveness is still in play for facial skin treatments.

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There are some patients who will definitely benefit from a surgical facelift to address lax tissues and skin that accompanies aging. However, some patients with mild signs of aging and good skin elasticity may benefit from laser 'skin tightening' treatments alone, such as with ReFirme treatments of Titan treatments. 

Realize that these non surgical treatments deliver gradual reasults and that you should be patient with them. If you desire more immediate results, I would recommend you undergo a facelift.

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